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I\'m quite happy to see the limits stay at 100/110, and I am equally happy to see the fines stay at high levels.
My own experience on both the Bruce and Pacific Highways last year firmed that opinion - nearly killed twice by people speeding. Its pretty simple for me. You - a generic you - have a better chance of killing me if you are doing 120 than if you are doing 110. If you fuck up, your take more time to brake to a halt.
You didn\'t say how fast and in what zone you were, so I\'ve no idea if $700 is punitively unusual. But if you really were doing 140 kph, mate, you deserved the whack. Sorry, but I guess when you\'ve driven on the shoulder to avoid someone speeding in the other direction, you start to agree with the fines.
Maybe first causes should be addressed. All the highways should be dual carriage all the way. Or at least the coastal ones should be. The Gwydir Highway might have some difficulty going dual carriageway :- )
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